Diet Bracelet
Make Your Own
by Judy Markwell
The Simplest Diet Bracelet - ANYBODY can make.
Supplies & Tools Needed:
Yarn - this is actual knitting yarn. Don't get any of the novelty yarns, they don't work well. Personally, I like cotton.
Beads - Make sure the beads are small - you need room for all the beads on your wrist PLUS some space for the sliding. I can recommend size 5 Seed Beads - they almost always work. They are also called E Beads.
Ruler
Scissors
Making the bracelet:
- Use the number of beads for your count - go ahead and select those out of the package.
- Start with a piece of yarn that's about 18" (45 cm)long. This makes it MUCH easier to work with. You'll cut it later.
- First, check to see if the beads will stay in place by threading two beads onto your yarn. Hold the yarn by one end and let the other end hang free, towards the floor. Do the beads slide off the yarn? Do they slide REALLY easily? You have to have some resistence, so try using two thicknesses of yarn and try again. Keep adding yarn until you get the right amount of thickness.
- If you have trouble getting the yarn through the beads, wrap a very small piece of tape on the end of the yarn. Think of it as making one of those little plastic things on the ends of shoe laces. It has to be small enough to go through your beads, so keep it really tight and small.
- As shown in the diagram below, after you've strung the number of beads you want to use decide how big the actual bracelet is going to be. This will be larger than your wrist, and it's easiest to do by simply measuring on your wrist. Make sure it's loose enough to be comfortable. Tie a knot on each end of the cord where this is...this is to keep the beads from slipping off the cord, while allowing them to slide.
- If you know how to attach a clasp, feel free to do that, otherwise just tie the cord on your wrist - loosely enough to be able to UNTIE it later..
- Cut your yarn with a few inches left hanging, so you can re-tie the bracelet later.
That's it. You can make one in every color
If you had something a little more sophisticated in mind, I'd like to recommend the Diet Bracelet that I designed, wear, and sell. They are made from Memory Wire and use beautiful beads in many different styles. There is a short movie showing how it works on the site. Please feel free to ask any questions about that bracelet or this tutorial by clicking HERE and using the form.
This is just one of the many designs that we carry:
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